Aortic dissection with a fistulous communication into the right atrium: a case report.
A case of aortic dissection (type 1, De Bakey) with a rent into the right atrium (RA), diagnosed by echocardiography (echo) and confirmed by aortography, is reported. The patient presented with cardiac failure and a continuous murmur in the right second and third intercostal spaces. The patient has survived for two years with medial treatment.
Vaidiyanathan
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Department of Cardiology, Government General Hospital, Madras, India.
Meenakshi
K
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Elangovan
S
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Jayachandran
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Chokalingam
V
V
Hussain
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Alagesan
R
R
D000328:Adult; D000784:Aortic Dissection / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001019:Aortic Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001027:Aortography; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006341:Heart Rupture / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014463:Ultrasonography